IBPS PO-IV 18 -Oct-2014 (Evening Shift Paper)

IBPS PO-IV 18 -Oct-2014 (Evening Shift Paper)
                

(1) Turkey capital - Ankara

(2) Who coined the slogan 'Jai Hind'?Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

(3) SBI tag line- The Nation banks on us; Pure Banking Nothing Else; With you all the way

(4) Swimming Bronze medal winner- Sandeep Sejwal

(5) NSDL - National Securities Depository Limited

(6) Santi swaroop Prize in Mathematical Sciences -Dr Kaushal Kumar Verma.

(7) Cabinet Urban dev and Parliament minister- Venkaiah Naidu

(8) Vatican city currency euro but not included in -european union.

(9) Bank celebrate 150 years with sri lanka is- sbi

(10) cheque amount written is called exchange of notes done by customer

(11) Overnight money needed by bank from RBI on which rate bases- Marginal Standing Facility.

(12) CPI full fom- Consumer Price Index.

(13) Lowest density ratio state according to census 2011- Arunachal Pradesh

(14) Cabinet Urban minister-

(15) NEFT to Nepal

(16) Why RTGS used

(17) which key used for permanent delete

(18) SWIMMING BRONZE IN ASIAN- SANDEEP SEJWAL

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18th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

18th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

National Affairs

• Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam today asked India and Bangladesh to join hands to promote jute, saying their joint initiatives can eliminate plastic products from the world and benefit their economy.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reconstituted the National Committee to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of India's 1st Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (on 14th November this year).
• AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was today released from jail after 21 days, a day after Supreme Court granted her bail in an 18-year-old disproportionate assets case.
• She is the first politician to get bail in 21 days of incarceration
• The Supreme Court refused to bring former coal ministers including ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had held the portfolio during the previous UPA government, under scrutiny for criminal liabilities in the coal blocks allocation scam.
• Cabinet gives its nod for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1 covering a length of 35.96 kilometres.  
• The total project cost will be 10,773 crore rupees.
• In a significant move, the Centre has approved Karnataka government’s proposal to rename 12 cities and towns, including Bangalore, stating “it has no objection to the change of names” of those places.
• National-award winning movie 'Yellow' and Rajat Kapoor's 'Ankhon Delhi' were today named in the Indian Panorama for this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is scheduled to take place in Goa from next month.
• No government bungalow will be made available for a memorial, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced today.
• This decision came against the backdrop of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh's recent protest against orders to vacate his government alotted bungalow and demanding that it be converted into a memorial for his father and late prime minister Choudhary Charan Singh. 

International Affairs

• The South African Tourism has launched a new "Gandhi- Inspired Tourist Attraction" project that identifies 13 places that were seminal in Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's tenure in the country.
• US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with visiting top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi at his private residence in Boston, kicking of their two days of talks aimed at easing tensions between the two countries.
• Awards & Honors
• The UK government announced the inaugural Dadabhai Naoroji Awards to honour individuals who have worked to strengthen the UK-India relationship over the years.
• This years winners :
• UK India Business Council chair Patricia Hewitt in the commerce category, 
• Dame Asha Khemka for services in the field of education and 
• Actor Madhav Sharma for culture.

Business & Economy

• More than 1.2 billion people are living on less than $ 1.25 a day and 2.4 billion are living on less than $ 2 a day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
• The Government announced today that it would lift controls on diesel pricing with immediate effect, leading to an immediate fall in pump prices of nearly 6 per cent and easing the subsidy burden on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
• Govt approves special banking arrangement of about Rs 14,000 crore for fertiliser subsidy

Science & Technology

• The micro-blogging site Twitter has added a new feature to allow its users to listen music directly from the twitter stream on mobile devices.
• This new feature is called audio card.
• Developed with the Berlin-based audio-streaming service SoundCloud

Awards & Honors

• Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer K.T.M. Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the country’s highest cultural award, by President Tony Tan Keng Yam.
• He wrote more than 200 children’s songs for Radio Singapore in the 1970s and 1980.\

Sports

• BCCI has said it has suffered huge losses and that it will claim all the damages following the West Indies cricket team’s unprecedented move to pull out of the remainder of India tour in the wake of an acrimonious unresolved pay dispute with its Board back home.

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Banking Awareness Questions For IBPS PO - 4 Exam

Banking Awareness Questions For IBPS PO - 4 Exam

Banking Awareness Quiz

1.    Interest payable on Savings bank account is :
(1) not regulated by RBI
(2) regulated by State Govt
(3) regulated by Central Govt
(4) regulated by individual banks
(5) None of these


2.    Money lend for 15 days or more inter-bank is called:
(1) Call money                 
(2) notice money
(3) term money                
(4) All of these
(5) None of these

3.    The Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), the amount of liquid assets such as cash, precious metals and other short-term securities are kept with:
(1) RBI                             
(2) Individual banks          
(3) Finance Ministry         
(4) A bank designated by RBI
(5) None of these

4.    The rate of interest, banks charge to its main/major and prime; customers is popularly called as
1) Prime Lending Rate     
2) Repo Rate 
3) Cost of Fund                
4) Risk Premium  
5) Reverse Repo Rate

5.    Micro Credit or Micro finance is a novel approach to banking with the poor. In this approach bank credit is extended to the poor through-
(1) Self Help Groups                                            
(2) Anganwadees
(3) Cooperative Credit Societies             
(4) RBI                             
(5) None of these

6.    Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) concerns:
I. Fiscal Deficit                             
II. Balance of Payment                
III. Revenue Deficit
(1) Only I                          
(2) Only II                         
(3) I & II                            
(4) I & III                           
(5) All of these

7.    Which of the following cannot be called as a Debt Instrument as referred in financial transactions?
(1) Certificate of Deposits          
(2) Bonds
(3) Stocks                                   
(4) Commercial Paper
(5) Loans

8.    Whenever RBI does some open market operation transactions actually it wishes to regulate which of the following?
(1) Inflation only
(2) Liquidity in economy
(3) Borrowing powers of the banks
(4) Flow of Foreign Direct Investment
(5) None of these

9.    Expand the term LRMT?
(1) Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools
(2) Liquidity Ratio Monitoring Tools
(3) Liquidity Rate Monetary Tools
(4) Liquidity Ratio Monetary tools
(5) None of these

10.  Bank assurance is –
(1) an insurance scheme to insure bank deposits.
(2) an insurance scheme exclusively for the employees of banks
(3) a composite financial service offering both bank & insurance products
(4) a bank deposit scheme exclusively for employees
(5) None of these

11.  The objective of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms is?
(1) To give boost to bank deposits                                             
(2) To safeguard bank advances
(3) To monitor transactions of suspicious nature            
(4) Both 1 and 2
(5) None  of these

12.  Recently RBI has issued draft guidelines for setting up small banks and payment banks. The minimum paid-up capital requirement of both payments banks and small banks is 
(1) Rs. 50 crore                            
(2) Rs. 20 crore                
(3) Rs. 100 crore
(4) Rs. 40 crore                            
(5) Rs. 500 crore

13.  Max money that can remitted to Nepal from any of the NEFT-enabled branches in India – 
(1) Rs 50,000                               
(2) Rs 10,000                   
(3) Rs 20,000
(4) Rs 25,000                               
(5) Rs 5000


14.  The letter ‘F’ denotes which of the following in the term IFRS.
(1) Formative                   
(2) Formal
(3) Functional                   
(4) Fiscal
(5) Financial

15.  Which of the following rates is not decided by RBI?
(1) Bank Rate                  
(2) Repo Rate
(3) Reverse Repo rate     
(4) Prime Lending Rate
(5) Cash Reserve Ratio

16.  Consider the following in context with the CVV or Card security code of an ATM or Credit card:
(A) Magnetic Stripe
(B) Front of the in embossed or printed digits
(C) Back of the card as a separate group of 3 digits to the right of the signature strip.
At which among the above locations CVV or Card security code of an ATM is found?
(1) A & B
(2) B & C
(3) A & C
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these



Answers:
1 : 4
2 : 3
3 : 2
4 : 1
5 : 1
6 : 4
7 : 3
8 : 2
9 : 1
10 : 3
11 : 3
12 : 3
13 : 1
14 : 5
15 : 4
16 : 3

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18 -Oct-2014 IBPS PO-IV (Morning Shift Paper)

18 -Oct-2014 IBPS PO-IV (Morning Shift Paper)
       










       
1. Mogadishu is the capital of - Somalia
2. basic saving bank deposit account maximum credit amount - 50000
3. currency of spain - euro
4.Jan Dhan Yojana Benefits – Overdraft Loan in Bank Account
5. writer of The Mother I Never Knew - Sudha Murty
6. Foreign Institutional Investor - FII
7. Abhinav Bindra Wins Two Bronze & Retirement
8. When did Mangalaayan reach Mars - 24 september
9. Nitin gadkari related to -Transport
10. in how many days kyc custom fill identity proof : not exceed 5 working days
11. FII Full form-
12. Largest hydroelectric power plant in india-
13. which indian movie goes to oscar - liar's Dice
14. ppf change from -1 to 1.5lk
15. One question on Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ..
16. Vishal Sikka is CMD of which company..infosys
17. One question on Kisan Vikas patra-
18. What is 'M' in MIFF- Mumbai(MIFF- Mumbai International Film
19. kisan vikas patra was closed by govt. earlier ..why ?
20. MTSS- Money Transfer Service Scheme
21. RBI issue what to muthood finance
22. One question on Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
23. Nuku’alofa is the capital of – Tonga
24. Money laundering is done to- Avoiding tax
25. HeidelbergCement India': - Ashish Guha
26. fusion points agreement 118 countries related to –
27. Expand NRLP
28. According to census 2011 Every ____ in the world population is Indian
29. SBI life insurance partnered with ?
30. Merchant payments in India is controlled by ?
31. Difference in import and export?
32. One ques related to call notice nd fortnight?
33. Housing loan limit in non metro city?Rs 40 lakh
34. if a body when in water is lighter but when pulled out becomes heavier" what is the name of this principle? Archimedes' principle.

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17th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

17th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs


National Affairs

• Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today launched a tool called national Air Quality Index (AQI)
• This tool aims to create awareness among people about the quality of air they breathe as well as its likely health impact.
• It proposes six AQI categories, namely good, satisfactory, moderately polluted, poor, very poor and severe and is likely to be operational initially in the country's million plus cities by mid-December. 
• The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it is unable to disclose all information on black money received from foreign countries with which India has a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) because doing so would violate confidentiality terms in those pacts.
• In a big relief to former Tamil Nadu (Ex) Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court today ordered her release on bail in the Rs. 66.65 crores disproportionate assets case in which she was sentenced to undergo four years' simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 100 crores.
• External Affairs Ministry will organise a country-wide passport Seva camps from tomorrow to provide passport services to the people residing away from passport seva kendras as part of extending public services at door step.
• Bikaner will soon become the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) district of Rajasthan. Authorities have launched a unique scheme Banko Beekano aimed at making the district free of open defecation.
• The former Telecom Minister, A. Raja, has decided to write his version of the events in the dramatic 2G case that created a political storm during the second term of the UPA government.

International Affairs

• Today is the "International Day for the Eradication of Poverty".
• It was officially recognized by the United Nations,
• It promotes people’s awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution worldwide.

Science & Technology

• India's indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay, which can strike targets more than 700 kms away, was successfully test fired from Chandipur range in Odisha.
• Argentina launched its first domestically built communications satellite, ARSAT-1 today. 
• It helps to  improve phone, internet connections, including for scientists working in Antarctic.

Sports

• West Indies Cricket Board has called off remaining part of India's tour owing to pay dispute with its players. 

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NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA

NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA

[1] Anshi National Park --------- Karnataka

[2] Bandipur National Park ----------- Karnataka

[3] Bannerghatta National Park --------- Karnataka

[4] Balphakram National Park ------- Meghalaya

[5] Bandhavgarh National Park --------- Madhya Pradesh

[6] Betla National Park --------- Jharkhand

[7] Bhitarkanika National Park ------- Odisha

[8] Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar -------- Gujarat

[9] Buxa Tiger Reserve -------- West Bengal

[10] Campbell Bay National Park --------- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

[11] Chandoli National Park --------- Maharashtra

[12] Dachigam National Park ------- Jammu and Kashmir

[13] Darrah National Park --------- Rajasthan

[14] Desert National Park -------- Rajasthan

[15] Dibru-Saikhowa National Park --------- Assam

[16] Dudhwa National Park --------- Uttar Pradesh

[17] Eravikulam National Park -------- Kerala

[18] Galathea National Park --------- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

[19] Gangotri National Park --------- Uttarakhand

[20] Gir Forest National Park --------- Gujarat

[21] Gorumara National Park -------- West Bengal

[22] Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary ------ Uttarakhand

[23] Great Himalayan National Park ------- Himachal Pradesh,

[24] Gugamal National Park -------- Maharashtra

[25] Guindy National Park -------- Tamil Nadu

[26] Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park ---------- Tamil Nadu

[27] Hemis National Park --------- Jammu and Kashmir

[28] Harike Wetland ------- Punjab

[29] Hazaribagh National Park ------- Jharkhand

[30] Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park -------- Tamil Nadu

[31] Indravati National Park ------- Chhattisgarh

[32] Jaldapara National Park ------- West Bengal

[33] Jim Corbett National Park -------- Uttarakhand

[34] Kalesar National Park ------ Haryana

[35] Kanha National Park ------- Madhya Pradesh

[36] Kanger Ghati National Park -------- Chhattisgarh

[37] Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park -------- Telangana

[38] Kaziranga National Park ------ Assam

[39] Keibul Lamjao National Park ------ Manipur

[40] Keoladeo National Park --------- Rajasthan

[41] Khangchendzonga National Park ------- Sikkim

[42] Kishtwar National Park --------- Jammu and Kashmir

[43] Kudremukh National Park ------- Karnataka

[44] Madhav National Park ------- Madhya Pradesh

[45] Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park ------- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

[46] Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park ------- Telangana

[47] Manas National Park ------ Assam

[48] Mandla Plant Fossils National Park -------- Madhya Pradesh

[49] Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch ------- Gujarat

[50] Mathikettan Shola National Park ------- Kerala

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GK Quiz for IBPS PO Exam

GK Quiz for IBPS PO Exam

1.    The account holder under Jan Dhan Yojana, get how much life insurance cover, if the account open before 26 January, 2015?
1) Rs.5,000                                  
2) Rs.10,000                                
3) Rs.80,000
4) Rs.70,000                    
5) Rs.30,000


2.    Who host the Federation Cup in 2015?
1) Goa                              
2) Kerala                          
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) West Bengal                
5) None

3.    The RBI has allowed banks to provide loans to exporters with tenures of up to how many years?
1) 5 years                        
2) 6 years                        
3) 8 years            
4) 10 years                      
5) 12 years

4.    The SLR comprises investments in which of the following ?
1) gold                             
2) cash                
3) Govt. securities
4) all the above                           
5) None of these


5.    How much investment in India has China pledged for the next 5 years?
1) 35 Billion USD                        
2) 27 Billion USD
3) 40 Billion USD                        
4) 20 Billion USD            
5) 50 Billion USD

6.    Which of the following is the most imp component of the liabilities of commercial banks?
1) Time Deposits                         
2) Demand Deposits
3) Inter-bank liabilities                 
4) Other borrowings                    
5) All of the above

7.    Which country would be the partner nation for the Delhi International Book Fair 2016?
1) Australia                                  
2) Scotland
3) Ukraine                                               
4) China                          
5) USA

8.    Where is Satpura mountain located?
1) Madhya Pardesh                    
2) Rajasthan
3) Jharkhand                               
4) Maharashtra               
5) None of these



9.    Which of the following institutions provide long term institutional credit to medium and large scale industries? 
1. SIDBI                           
2. EXIM Bank 
3. IIBI                               
4. IFCI Ltd.                                  
5. None of these


10.  Which committee submitted proposals on the establishment of new capital of Andhra Pradesh?
1) Prathyusha Sinha       
2) Kamalanathan
3) Sivaramakrishnan
4) Justice Krishna                       
5) None


11.  In the Union Budget 2014-15, Investment limit in PPF raised to ___.
(1) Rs 1.5 lakh from 1 lakh                                 
(2) Rs Rs 1.5 lakh from 2 lakh
(3) Rs 2  lakh from 1.5 lakh                                
(4) Rs 2.5 lakh from 2 lakh
(5) None of the above

12.  What is the currency of Colombia?
1) Colon                           
2) Sucre               
3) Euro
4) Peso                             
5) Franc

13.  The Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) holders will be allowed a maximum of how many withdrawals in a month?
1) Ten                               
2) Two                                          
3) Three   
4) Four                             
5) Five

14.  Which of the following economic concept is categorised on the basis of Current Account or Capital Account or both?
1) Balance of payment
2) Value of the foodgrain stock of a country
3) Gross National Product (GNP)
4) Gross National Income (GNI)
5) Total collection of Direct Taxes in a year

15.  How much amount was allocated for Rural Housing Scheme in the Union Budget 2014-15?
(1) Rs 4000 Crore            
(2) Rs 8000 Crore            
(3) Rs 7000 Crore
(4) Rs 100 Crore              
(5) Rs 500 Crore


Answers:

1 : 5

2 : 3

3 : 4

4 : 4

5 : 4

6 : 1

7 : 4

8 : 1

9 : 1

10 : 3

11 : 1

12 : 4

13 : 4

14 : 1

15 : 2

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16th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

16th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs


National Affairs

• Government is looking into the process of issuing universal identity cards to persons with disabilities for which a survey would be conducted, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate programme
• This scheme will ensure labour reforms and boost manufacturing sector.

International Affairs

• Today (16th October 2014) is World Food Day.
• This day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. 
• A day after China reacted sharply to government's plans to construct a border road in Arunachal Pradesh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has sent a strong message asserting that no one can warn India.
• India and China today began their talks on border mechanism during which last month's standoff in Ladakh was discussed as also the efforts to prevent such incidents from recurring in future.
• This is their first meeting of a bilateral border mechanism.

Business & Economy

• For the first time ever, Indian Government decides to import potatoes to boost domestic availability and to check rising prices of the kitchen staple.
• In the largest single order for aircraft maker Airbus, budget carrier IndiGo signed an agreement to buy 250 A320neo planes, taking its number of aircraft on order to 430. Deal valued at One lakh 55 thousand crore rupees.
• India is the fastest growing e-commerce market in the Asia-Pacific region and is expected to touch $6 billion (about Rs 3.7 lakh crore) by next year, research firm Gartner said today.

Awards & Honors

• Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer K.T.M. Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the country’s highest cultural award by President Tony Tan Keng.
• Barcelona's Luis Suarez received the Golden Boot award as Europe's top scorer last season from Kenny Dalglish, who signed him for Liverpool in 2011.

Science & Technology

• India successfully launches IRNSS-1C navigational satellite, the third in the series of seven satellite constellation for regional navigation system.
• Facebook Inc. is launching a tool  called “Safety Check,” that lets users notify friends and family that they are safe during or after natural disasters.

New Appointments

• Government has brought in a new team at the Finance Ministry as it prepares the groundwork for its first full-fledged Budget next February.
• Rajiv Mehrishi Replaces Arvind Mayaram as Finance Secretary
• Former IMF economist Arvind Subramanian was appointed Chief Economic Advisor.  

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Current Affairs Quiz for IBPS PO Exam

Current Affairs Quiz for IBPS PO Exam



1.    Recently Gujarat government has set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to promote ______as the state's cultural capital and encourage tourism in the city.
(1) Vadodara                                
(2) Ahmadabad                
(3) Surat
(4) Porbandar                               
(5) Kutch

2.    Recently the United Nations owes India $110 million, the second highest outstanding payment to any country, for costs relating to peacekeeping operations. Which among the following countries was owed the largest amount?
(1) Ethiopia                                   
(2) Pakistan
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Afghanistan
(5) Iraq


3.    Recently Willliam E. Moerner is one of the winners of the Chemistry 2014 Nobel Prize. He is associated with which university?
(1) University of California                                   
(2) Stanford University
(3) Howard University
(4) Oxford University
(5) None of these

4.    Commodities markets are regulated by?
(1) IRDA                           
(2) TRAI   
(3) SEBI
(4) FMC
(5) CII       

5.    Which is the first bank to launch EMI facilities on debit cards?
(1) SBI
(2) Axis
(3) ICICI
(4) HDFC
(5) HSBC

6.    Recently Anant Geethey is in news. He is a _____.
(1) Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
(2) Minister of Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
(3) Minister of Civil Aviation
(4) Minister of Micro Small and Medium Enterpriese
(5) Minister of Food Processing Industries

7.    As per the 2011 Census, which states of India have registered the highest increase in population in percentage terms?
(1) Bihar                           
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Himachal Pradesh
(5) None of these

8.    By which rate is the domestic current rate of currency converted in Foreign Currency?
(1) Exchange rate
(2) Bank rate
(3) Stock exchange rate
(4) Repo rate
(5) CRR

9.    Recently Dr. Kaushal Kumar Verma has got the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in which field ____.
(1) Medical Science
(2) Biological Science
(3) Mathematical Science
(4) Planetary Science
(5) None of these

10.  Recently Union Ministry of Science & Technology announces “KIRAN” scheme for _____.
(1) Poor Children  
(2) Women Scientists
(3) Rural Labour
(4) BPL people
(5) Senior Citizen

11.  India first Skill development centre will be open at _____.
(1) Panipat
(2) Udaipur
(3) Tumkur
(4) Chandigarh
(5) Vadodara 

12.  Recently which university has appointed Pratima Dharm, first Hindu woman priest to serve the religious needs of its Hindu students at.
(1) Boston
(2) Callifornia
(3) Stanford
(4) Oxford
(5) Georgetown

13.  Rays Experts announced to set up 50 mw Solar power generation park in _____.
(1) Kerala                         
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Rajasthan
(5) None of these

14.  Recently China has topped in the medal tally in 2014 Asian Games. How many Gold medals China won?
(1) 164
(2) 133
(3) 142
(4) 151
(5) None of these

15.  India along with four other countries to build the world’s biggest Telescope in Hawaii Island. Besides India, other nations involved in the project are ______.
(1) U.S., China, Russia, France
(2) Japan, Canada, US, Russia
(3) China, Russia, South Korea, U.K.
(4) China, U.S., Japan, Canada  
(5) U.K., Germany, U.S., Canada




Answers:

1: 1

2: 1

3: 2

4: 4

5: 3

6: 1

7: 1

8: 1

9: 3

10: 2

11: 2

12: 5

13: 3

14: 4

15: 4

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Explanations.

1. Gujarat government has set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to promote Vadodara as the state's cultural capital and encourage tourism in the city.

The SPV, known as Vadodara International Art and Culture Festival Authority, is headed by state Tourism and Finance Minister Saurabh Patel.

2. Apart from India, Ethiopia was owed the largest amount at $137 million, Pakistan at $109 million and Bangladesh at $108 million.

3. Willliam E. Moerner professor at Stanford University. The other 2 winner Eric Betzig is Researcher at Howard Hughes Medical Inst, USA.   Stefan W. Hell is German Cancer Research at Heidelberg, Germany

4. The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is the chief regulator of commodity futures markets in India. As of July 2014 for the year 2014-15, it regulated Rs 17 trillion worth of commodity trades in India. It is headquartered in Mumbai and this financial regulatory agency is overseen by the Ministry of Finance.

10. KIRAN-Knowledge Involvement Research Advancement through Nurturing, scheme for female scientists. The Department of Science and Technology will provide research grants especially to those female researchers and technologists who had to take a break due to family reasons.

11. India's First Skill Development Centre Launched in Udaipur.


13. Rays Power Experts today announced its plans to set up 50 mw solar power generation park within six months in Andhra Pradesh.

14. China has topped in the medal tally in 2014 with (342 medal)151 Gold, 108 Silver, 83 Bronze.
India remained in 8th position with (57 medal) 11 Gold, 10 Silver, 36 Bronze.

15. India, along with four other countries, will start work to build the world’s biggest telescope in Hawaii Island.


The 30-metre telescope, also known as TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope), will be constructed near the summit of the Mauna Kea volcano on Hawaii Island. Besides India, other nations involved in the project are Japan, the U.S., China and Canada. The project would cost $1.47 billion with Japan covering about a quarter of the cost,

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General Awareness questions for IBPS POs and Clerks Online Exams 2014

General Awareness questions for IBPS POs and Clerks Online Exams 2014


1: The world Wild Life day is observed on ?

3rd March
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2: Joachim Gauck, who visited India recently, is the President of which of the following countries ?

Germany
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3: What does the letter 'P' denote in the abbreviation FIPB, a term we often read in the financial news papers ?

Promotion
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4: The RBI has repeatedly stressed that investors and users should exercise caution before using Bitcoins as a consistent means of exchange. Bitcoin is a ?

Digital Currency
================================================

5: Which of the following is a leading electronic payment technology firm ?

Visa


6: Who among the following took over as the new chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), a self-regulatory body for non-news channels in India ?

Justice Mukul Mudgal
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7: Harish Rawat was sworn in as the new and 8th chief minister of which of the following states recently ?

Uttarakhand
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8: KYC is an acronym of "Know Your Customer", a term used for customer identification process. It does not help banks in which of the following ?

Increase profitability
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9: Many times we read the term "ECB" in newspapers. What is the full form of "ECB" ?

External Commercial Borrowing
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10: Golden revolution refers to the development of which of the following agricultural products ?

Horticultural Products
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11: What is the name of India's first gun for women, recently launched ?

Nirbheek
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12: A tax levied on the values that are added to goods and services by the producers at various states of production and distribution is called ?

Value Added Tax
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13: Which of the following term is associated with the game Cricket ?

 Bouncer
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14: World Health Day is celebrated on 7th April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). Each year a theme is selected that highlights a priority area of public health. What is the theme for World Health Day 2014 ?

Vector-borne diseases : small bite, big threat
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15: Jens Stoltenberg assumed the position of secretary-general of NATO on 1st October 2014. He is the former Prime Minister of which of the following countries ?

Norway
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16: What is India's ranking in the "Women in Politics Map 2014" released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women recently ?

73rd
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17: The union government has launched the "Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme" on 4th March 2014. It is a health scheme for ?

Minority Students
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18: The Union Government has launched a nation wide awareness campaign to curb the spread of dengue disease on 11th March 2014. The campaign has been named as ?

U and Me against Dengue
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19: Name the person, who has been honoured with the 2014 Canada India Foundation. Chachalani Global Indian Award in Toronto, Canada on 26th April 2014.

NR Narayana Murthy
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20: Which of the following countries are the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases ?

China and the USA
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15th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

15th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs



National Affairs

• Today (15th October 2014) is Global Hand Washing Day.
• In Madhya Pradesh, a new world record was created today when over twenty lakh school students in around 20 thousand schools washed their hands simultaneously on the occasion of 'Global Hand Washing Day'.
• India today made it mandatory for tobacco companies to devote 85 per cent space on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products to warnings against the ill effects of tobacco consumption.
• The guidelines would come into effect from April 1, 2015.
• Haryana today created history clocking an all-time high polling of about 76 per cent, surpassing the previous best of 72.65 per cent in 1967 in the high-stakes battle among top contenders Congress, BJP and INLD amid stray incidents of violence in many parts of the state.
• Karnataka Lokayukta orders enquiry into alleged misuse of funds for afforestation in Gulbarga district.

International Affairs

• In a major breakthrough in India's fight against black money allegedly stashed abroad, Switzerland today said it will examine Indian requests for banking information on a priority basis and provide requested details in a time-bound manner.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani and assured him that India would stand with him, as a friend and a partner, at every step as his government builds a strong and peaceful Afghanistan.
• India and Finland today signed 19 agreements including one for peaceful use of nuclear energy as well as management of radioactive waste from atomic power plants as President Pranab Mukherjee began his two-day visit to the key Scandinavian country.

Awards & Honors

• Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine. 
• Euromoney is an English-language monthly magazine focused on business and finance.
• Euromoney Magazine considers governors whose key decisions had directly benefited both the performance and perception of their country’s economic and financial achievements over the previous 12 months for this award.
• It said Raghuram Rajan's tough monetary medicine combatted the storm ravaging the deficit-ridden economy in the recent emerging market crisis.
• Australian author Richard Flanagan wins Man BookerPrize 2014 for his novel, 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'. Read complete story here.

Business & Economy

1. Telecom sector regulator Trai today suggested a 10 per cent higher base price for the next round of spectrum auction in the 1800 Mhz band (2G spectrum) in view of the increasing data usage by consumers.

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GK For IBPS PO Exam

GK For IBPS PO Exam

1.    “One family one bank” is the tagline of ____.
(1) Bank of India                           (2) Dena Bank
(3) Bank of Maharashtra              (4) UCO Bank
(5) Corporation Bank

2.    As per the2011 Census, which of the following states of India has the second highest literacy rate?
(1) Mizoram                                  (2) Tripura
(3) Goa                                         (4) Himachal Pradesh
(5) Kerala

3.    Recently “ Jean Tirole” has been awarded 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics for ______.
(1) the discovery of quasicrystals
(2) the analysis of market power regulation
(3)for the research on the structure and activity of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)
(4) the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems
(5) for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome

4.    “Euro” is not the currency of which among the following countries?
(1) Belgium                                   (2) Estonia
(3) Greece                                    (4) Norway
(5) Spain

5.    Two new Horticulture universities will be set up in Haryana and _____.
(1)  Andhra Pradesh                                 (2) Rajasthan
(3) Telangana                                            (4) Odisha
(5) Kerala

6.    Which of the following is the regulator of credit rating agencies in India?
(1) RBI                              (2) SEBI
(3) SIDBI                           (4) TRAI
(5) IRDA

7.    Swabhimaan scheme is associated with _____ sector.
(1)  Healthcare                              (2) Pension
(3) Education                                (4) Banking
(5) None of these


8.    India ranked fifth amongst top ten wind power producers in the world. The top producer is ...............
1) Germany                     2) Spain                      
3) Australia                       4) China                                 
5) USA

9.    Under which act does RBI issue directives to banks?
(1) PMLA Act, 2002                      (2) RBI Act, 1934
(3) DICGC Act, 1961                    (4) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

10.  RTGS as well as NEFT uses ____. 
(1) UTR Number                             (2) MICR      
(3) IFSC                                          (4) DNS
(5) CBS

11.  According to UN report India economy expected to grow by _____ in current fiscal?
(1) 5.7%                            (2) 6.3%                                  (3) 5.4%
(4) 5.5%                            (5) 6.1%

12.  Recently  amount has India provide to Nepal to procure and distribute Iodised Salt in the rural areas of Nepal.
(1) Rs 50 million                (2) Rs 69 million                      (3) Rs 70 million
(4) Rs 25 million                (5) Rs 100 million

13.  What is the rank of India in Global Competitiveness Index 2014?
(1) 56                                 (2) 71               (3) 94
(4) 140                               (5) 131

14.  As per the current year taxation policy the maximum amount of housing loan rebate under section 80C is allowed up to ___
(1) Rs. 1 lakh                           (2) Rs. 1.50 lakh              (3) Rs. 2 lakh
(4) Rs. 2.50 lakh                           (5) Rs. 3  lakh

15.  Who among the following is the youngest sailor to represent India at the Asian Games 2014?
(1) Chitresh Tatha                         
(2) Upamanyu Dutta               
(3) Aros Chaudhri
(4) Divya Correa                           
(5) None of these



Answers:
1: 3
2: 1
3: 2
4: 4
5: 3
6: 2
7: 4
8: 4
9: 4
10: 3
11: 4
12: 2
13: 2
14: 2
15: 1

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Latest Who's Who & Other Important Current Affairs Capsule

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14th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

14th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

National Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Rs.1,000 crore as interim relief package for cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh and assured all support after a detailed survey of the losses.
• Stage is set for Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana on Wednesday, one of the biggest electoral tests after the Lok Sabha polls for Narendra Modi, who spearheaded a high-decibel BJP campaign to wrest power from the opposition in what promises to be a close contest.
• The seven-day long 16th edition of  Mumbai Film Festival began today.
•              Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - the guest of honour
•               Kalki Koechlin - host of the ceremony

International Affairs

• World Standards Day observed today (14th October 2014) to raise awareness about importance of standardization to the global economy.
• President Pranab Mukherjee invited Norwegian companies to join the 'Make in India' initiative of the new government.
• As many as 13 agreements were signed between Indian and Norwegian entities on the second and concluding day of President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to this Scandinavian nation,  to step up cooperation in defence, science and technology, education and other sectors.
• An agreement on exemption of visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and official passports has been signed.
• Indian President -  Pranab Mukherjee
• Prime Minister of Norway - Erna Solberg.
• United Nations has rejected Pakistan's plea for intervention following the recent border skirmishes with India; Advises to resolve the issue bilaterally.
• Finland today supported Indian candidacy for permanent membership of the expanded UN Security Council, saying a superpower like India should be represented in the powerful council of the world body.

Awards & Honors

• Inspector Shakti Devi of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, currently deployed in the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), has been awarded the International Female Police Peacekeeper Award 2014.
• She has been given the award for her exceptional achievements in her duty with the UN mission.

Science & Technology

• IRCTC launched its Android app, IRCTC Connect, allowing users to search, book and cancel tickets at a click of button.
• The app has already been downloaded 5000 times and has received an average 4.2 rating on Google Play.

Business & Economy
Softening food prices pulled down the wholesale price inflation to near five year low of 2.38 percent, creating headroom for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rate to boost demand and push industrial growth.

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GK Power Capsule For IBPS PO - IV Exam 2014

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COUNTRY AND THEIR CAPITAL

============================================================
COUNTRY AND CAPITAL (PART I)
 ===========================================================      
     Country ----- Capital

[1] Afghanistan ----- Kabul
[2] Albania ----- Tirana
[3] Algeria ------ Algiers
[4] Andorra ------- Andorra la Vella
[5] Angola ------- Luanda
[6] Antigua and Barbuda ------- Saint John's (Antigua)
[7] Argentina ------ Buenos Aires
[8] Armenia ------- Yerevan
[9] Australia ------- Canberra
[10] Austria ------ Vienna
[11] Azerbaijan, Republic ----- Baku (Baki)
[12] Bahrain ----- Manama
[13] Bangladesh ------ Dhaka
[14] Barbados ------- Bridgetown
[15] Belarus ----- Minsk
[16] Belgium ------ Brussels 
[17] Bhutan ------ Thimphu
[18] Brazil ------ Brasilia
[19] Brunei -------- Bandar Seri Begawan
[20] Bulgaria ------ Sofia
[21] Burundi ------ Bujumbura
[22] Cambodia ----- Phnom Penh
[23] Canada ----- Ottawa
[24] Chile ------ Santiago
[25] China ------ Beijing
[26] Colombia ------ Santa Fe de Bogotá
[27] Costa Rica ----- San Jose
[28] Croatia ------ Zagreb
[29] Cuba ------ Havana
[30] Cyprus ------ Lefkosia (Nicosia)
[31] Czech Republic ------- Prague
[32] Denmark ------ Copenhagen
[33] Dominica ----- Roseau
[34] Dominican Republic ------ Santo Domingo
[35] Ecuador ------ Quito
[36] Egypt ------ Cairo
[37] El Salvador ----- San Salvador
[38] Equatorial Guinea -------- Malabo
[39] Ethiopia ------ Addis Ababa
[40] Fiji ------ Suva (Viti Levu)
[41] Finland ------ Helsinki
[42] France ------- Paris
[43] Gabon ------- Libreville
[44] Gambia ------ Banjul
[45] Germany -------- Berlin

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COUNTRY AND CAPITAL (PART 2)
==========================================================

[1] Ghana ---- Accra
[2] Greece ------ Athens
[3] Grenada ----- Saint George's East Caribbean
[4] Guatemala ----- Guatemala City
[5] Guinea ------ Conakry
[6] Guyana ------ Georgetown
[7] Hungary ------ Budapest
[8] Iceland ------- Reykjavik
[9] India ------ New Delhi
[10] Indonesia ----- Jakarta
[11] Iran ----- Tehran
[12] Iraq ----- Baghdad
[13] Ireland ------ Dublin
[14] Israel ------ Jerusalem
[15] Italy ------ Rome
[16] Jamaica ------ Kingston
[17] Japan ----- Tokyo
[18] Jordan ------- Amman
[19] Kazakhstan ------ Astana
[20] Kenya ------ Nairobi
[21] Kiribati ------- South Tarawa
[22] Korea, North ------- Pyongyang
[23] Korea, South ------ Seoul
[24] Kuwait ------ Kuwait City
[25] Kyrgyzstan ------ Bishkek
[26] Latvia ------ Riga
[27] Lebanon ----- Beirut
[28] Lesotho ------ Maseru
[29] Liberia ------ Monrovia
[30] Libya ----- Tripoli
[31] Lithuania ------ Vilnius
[32] Luxembourg ------ Luxembourg Ville
[33] Madagascar ---- Antananarivo
[34] Malawi ------- Lilongwe
[35] Malaysia ------ Kuala Lumpur
[36] Mali ------ Bamako
[37] Malta ------ Valletta
[38] Marshall Islands ------ Majuro
[39] Mexico ------ Mexico City (Distrito
[40] States of Moldova ------ Chisinau
[41] Monaco ------ Monaco Ville
[42] Mongolia ------- Ulaanbaatar
[43] Morocco ------ Rabat
[44] Mozambique ------- Maputo
[45] Myanmar ------ Naypidaw

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COUNTRY AND CAPITAL (PART - 3)
=============================================================          

[1] Serbia ----- Belgrade
[2] Seychelles ------ Victoria
[3] Sierra Leone ------- Freetown
[4] Singapore ----- Singapore
[5] Slovakia ------- Bratislava
[6] Slovenia ------- Ljubljana
[7] Solomon Islands ----- Honiara
[8] Somalia ------ Mogadishu
[9] South Africa ------ Pretoria
[10] Spain ----- Madrid
[11] Sri Lanka ----- Colombo
[12] Sudan ----- Khartoum
[13] Sweden ------ Stockholm
[14] Switzerland ----- Bern
[15] Syria ------ Damascus
[16] Taiwan ----- Taipei
[17] Tajikistan ------ Dushanbe
[18] Tanzania ------ Dar es Salaam
[19] Thailand ------- Bangkok
[20] Togo ----- Lome
[21] Trinidad and Tobago ------ Port-of-Spain
[22] Tunisia ------ Tunis
[23] Turkey ----- Ankara
[24] Uganda ------- Kampala
[25] Ukraine ------ Kiev
[26] United Arab Emirates ------- Abu Dhabi
[27] United Kingdom ------ London
[28] United States ------- Washington, DC
[29] Uruguay ----- Montevideo
[30] Uzbekistan -------Tashkent (Toshkent)
[31] Vatican City ------ Vatican City
[32] Venezuela ------ Caracas
[33] Vietnam ------ Hanoi
[34] Yemen ---- Sana
[35] Zambia ------- Lusaka
[36] Zimbabwe -------- Harare

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CHIEF MINISTERS OF INDIAN STATES 2014

CHIEF MINISTERS OF INDIAN STATES 2014
           

[1] Andhra Pradesh -- N. Chandrababu Naidu 

[2] Arunachal Pradesh -- Nabam Tuki 

[3] Assam -- Tarun Gogoi 

[4] Bihar -- Jitan Ram Manjhi 

[5] Chhattisgarh -- Raman Singh 

[6] Delhi -- Vacant(President's rule) 

[7] Goa -- Manohar Parrikar 

[8] Gujarat -- Anandiben Patel 

[9] Haryana -- Bhupinder Singh Hooda 

[10] Himachal Pradesh -- Virbhadra Singh 

[11] Jammu and Kashmir -- Omar Abdullah 

[12] Jharkhand -- Hemant Soren 

[13] Karnataka -- Siddaramaiah 

[14] Kerala -- Oommen Chandy 

[15] Madhya Pradesh -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan 

[16] Maharashtra -- Vacant(President's rule) 

[17] Manipur -- Okram Ibobi Singh 

[18] Meghalaya -- Mukul Sangma ]

[19] Mizoram -- Lal Thanhawla 

[20] Nagaland -- T. R. Zeliang 

[21] Odisha -- Naveen Patnaik 

[22] Puducherry -- N. Rangaswamy 

[23] Punjab -- Parkash Singh Badal 

[24] Rajasthan -- Vasundhara Raje 

[25] Sikkim -- Pawan Kumar Chamling 

[26] Tamil Nadu -- O. Panneerselvam 

[27] Telangana -- K. Chandrashekar Rao 

[28] Tripura -- Manik Sarkar 

[29] Uttar Pradesh -- Akhilesh Yadav 

[30] Uttarakhand -- Harish Rawat

[31] West Bengal -- Mamata Banerjee

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13th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

13th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs 


National Affairs

• India is in 55th Position of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2014.
• It has made some progress in reducing poverty level, but still ranks behind neighboring Nepal and Sri Lanka on the Global Hunger Index and its hunger status remains classified as "serious".
• It was at 63rd position in the global hunger index (GHI) last year. The 55th position in 2014 is better than Pakistan (ranked 57) and Bangladesh (57), but trails behind Nepal (44) and Sri Lanka (39).
• The growth of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in the country has increased to 9.2 percent in September this year.
• During the month of September, 4.95 lakh foreign tourist visited the country as compared to 4.54 lakh during the month last year.
• Highest number of tourists visited from Bangladesh followed by USA, UK, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Japan.
• Prime Minister Modi to visit cyclone ravaged city of Vishakhapatnam tomorrow; Efforts on to restore basic services; Death toll climbs to 21 in Andhra Pradesh.
• The Gujarat government has decided to provide solar-powered water pumps to 1,000 farmers to reduce usage of conventional power and to ease its financial burden due to subsidy on electricity provided for irrigation.

International Affairs

• India has promised USD four million in the total USD 5.4 billion aid that the global donors have pledged at a donor conference aimed at raising funds for rebuilding Gaza Strip that was destroyed by its 50-day conflict with Israel.
• A popular Sri Lankan rail service known as the "Queen of Jaffna" has reopened , linking the capital, Colombo, to Jaffna in the country's north.
• Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurated this newly renovated railway line, which was closed 24 years ago during Sri Lanka's bloody civil war.
• UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on a visit to Israel today to revive the stalled West-Asia peace process.
• President Pranab Mukherjee reaches Oslo on the first leg of six day visit to Norway and Finland; India and Norway expected to ink agreement on nuclear safety measures.

Science & Technology

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) began a 67-hour countdown at 6:32 a.m. today ahead of the launch of the third regional navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1C.
• People in News
• The Congress today removed Shashi Tharoor as the party's spokesperson after the party's Kerala unit reprimanded him for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The Election Commission today issued a show cause notice to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for his allegedl remarks against non-Maharashtrians and claiming that once his party comes to power, their entry in the state will be barred.

Visitors

• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received Mr. John Baird, Foreign Minister of Canada and Mr Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade of Canada.
• Mr John Baird is on a visit to India for the 2nd round of Strategic Dialogue between the two countries which is co-chaired by the External Affairs Minister of India.

Business & Economy

• Retail inflation drops to 6.46 per cent in September the lowest since January 2012.
• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has given the go-ahead for a major overhaul of the current monetary policy framework wherein the Centre will specify ‘inflation targets’ for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to achieve.
• Under the proposed new regime, the RBI will set inflation as its top priority in its policy statements.
• In a major blow to DLF, SEBI has barred the realty major as well as its six top executives, including chairman and main promoter K P Singh, from the securities market for three years for "active and deliberate suppression" of material information at the time of its IPO.

Awards & Honors

• French economist Jean Tirole wins Nobel Prize for Economics 2014 for his analysis on market power and regulation. Check full story here.

Sports

• The inaugural Champions Tennis League (CTL) will kick off with a clash between formidable Punjab and Delhi on November 17 at DLTA Complex in New Delhi.
• Grandmaster and former world junior champion D Harika was adjudged the best woman player after she settled for a draw with Alon Mindlin of Israel in the ninth and final round of Poker Masters Isle of Man Chess tournament that concluded in Isle of Man, United Kingdom.
• Olympic bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom was today chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of India’s Incheon Asian Games campaign.

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Quant Quiz

Quant Quiz
Directions (1-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow—
  
In a ship there are 1800 passengers. 18 percent of the total number of passengers is from Asia. 40 percent of the total number of passengers is from Europe. 6 percent of the total number of passengers is from Africa. The Remaining Passengers are from America. One fourth of the total number of passengers from Asia are females. 50 Percent of the numbers of passengers from Europe are males. There is no female passenger from Africa. Two-third of the number of passengers from America are females.


1. Which is the respective ratio between the number of male passengers from Africa, number of female passengers from Europe and the total number of passengers from America?
(1) 2 : 5 : 18  
(2) 3 : 10 : 18
(3) 3 : 11 : 18 
(4) 2 : 18 : 5 
(5) None of these

2. Number of male passengers from Europe is approximately what percent of the total number of passengers from America?
(1) 63   
(2) 45   
(3) 36
(4) 55.5  
(5) None of these

3. What is the average number of male members from all the countries?
(1) 263.5   
(2) 213.5 
(3) 231.75
(4) 252.25  
(5) None of these

4. What is the difference between the number of male passengers from Africa and the number of male members from America?
(1) 96   
(2) 123   
(3) 111
(4) 108   
(5) None of these

5. What is the total number of male passengers from Asia and female passengers from America together?
(1) 510  
(2) 630  
(3) 525
(4) 690  
(5) None of these


Houses sold in India from 2007 to 2010 according to different cities  in thousand.

6. What is the ratio of  number of houses sold in Delhi in 2009 to the number of houses sold in Chandigarh in the year 2007 ?
(1) 2:1  
(2) 2:5  
(3) 11:5
(4) 6:5  
(5) None of these

7. The number of houses sold in Dehradun in the year 2009 is (approximately)what percent of total number of  houses sold in Chandigarh in 2008 and the number of houses sold in Delhi in the years 2007 together ?
(1) 16  
(2) 8  
(3) 18.5 
(4) 22.22  
(5) None of these

8. What is the total number of House sold in the year 2010 in all the cities together?
(1) 1,50,000 
(2) 2,20,000 
(3) 1,20,000
(4) 1,25,000 
(5) None of these

9. What is the average number of houses sold in Delhi in all the years together?
(1)  52500  
(2) 41200 
(3) 65500
(4) 24500  
(5) None of these

10. What is the difference between the number of houses sold in Dehradun and number of houses sold in Chandigarh in all the year together?
(1) 25000  
(2) 10000 
(3) 15000
(4) 5000  
(5) None of these


ANSWERS

Solutions (1-5)

Males Females Total
Asia 243 81 324
Europe 360 360 720
Africa 108 0 108
America 216 432 648
Total 927 873 1800

1. (2)
Required ratio = 108 : 360 : 648 = 3 : 10 : 18

2. (4)
Required percentage =  360/648 * 100 = 55.56%

3. (3)
Required average = 927/4 = 231.75

4. (4)
Required difference = 216 – 108 = 108

5. (5)
Required sum = 243 + 432 = 675

6. (3)
delhi house in 2009 = 55,000
Chandigarh house in 2007=25,000
        Ratio = 11:5 

7. (4)
Dehradun house in 2009 =20,000
Total of chandigrh house in  2008 and delhi house in 2007= 45,000+45,000
     Percent =  20000*100 / 90000 = 22.22%
8. (3)
Total number of houses sold in 2010= 25,000 + 35,000 + 60,000 = 1,20,000

9. (1)
Average number of houses sold in delhi =  (45000 + 50000 + 55000 + 60000)/ 4 = 52500

10. (2)
Required difference = 1, 35,000 – 125000  = 10,000

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